The luxury of a slow morning.

I woke before the light reached the terrace. For a while, the only sound was water. There was no reason to get up quickly.

Later came coffee, a swim and breakfast in the shade. I had packed a book, but spent most of the morning watching the horizon instead.

This is an imagined guest perspective created for the VELA concept. It describes the feeling we want every stay to hold: time that feels entirely your own.